Report Underscore's Dos and Don'ts for Blended Learning

Oct 3, 2012

CONVERGE ON BLENDED LEARNING: Autumn has arrived and with it comes more in a bumper crop of blended learning research. The latest report comes from the Center for Digital Education (CDE). The Blended and Virtual Learning Frontier Report starts off simple enough with a glossary of terms and and a bit of namedropping for the School of One and popular MOOC platforms but jump to page 14 for detailed suggestions and real-world examples for building a support ecosystem, redefining the role of teachers, and effectively leading in a blended learning environment. There's also a collection of best practices near the end, though we're still a bit skittish about declaring "best" practices in such a fragmented implementation space. ("Promising" practicers, anyone?) Big points for style, though: the 56-pager is filled with clean graphics and reads easily (CDE was formerly Converge Magazine). Hat tip to Education Week for breaking the report!

Report Underscore's Dos and Don'ts for Blended Learning

Oct 3, 2012

CONVERGE ON BLENDED LEARNING: Autumn has arrived and with it comes more in a bumper crop of blended learning research. The latest report comes from the Center for Digital Education (CDE). The Blended and Virtual Learning Frontier Report starts off simple enough with a glossary of terms and and a bit of namedropping for the School of One and popular MOOC platforms but jump to page 14 for detailed suggestions and real-world examples for building a support ecosystem, redefining the role of teachers, and effectively leading in a blended learning environment. There's also a collection of best practices near the end, though we're still a bit skittish about declaring "best" practices in such a fragmented implementation space. ("Promising" practicers, anyone?) Big points for style, though: the 56-pager is filled with clean graphics and reads easily (CDE was formerly Converge Magazine). Hat tip to Education Week for breaking the report!